Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-31
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

The CITIZENS MEMORIAL MEETING. - A town
meeting was held on the call or the presidents OF
at Lannon's Opera House last night, TO give ex-
preston to the public esteem for the late John B.
Smoot, mayor OF this city, and sorrow at his DEATH
Hon. Chas E. Stuart was called to the chair and
the representatives OF the press In Alexandra
were appointed secretaries. Judge stuart on TAX
ing the chair paid warm tribute to the menu
DRY OF the late mayor committee appointed for
the purpose reported appropriate resolutions, and
after eulogieS OF the deceased by John NJ JOnnsonY
2 1a noAoury, M; b. Harlow r. A. Reed, VIM. Ha
adopted and the meeting adjourned.
WIN. II. McKNIGHT's FUNERAL-The funeral OF
Mr.W II. Mcknight took place this afternoon from
his residence on st. Asaph street, near the post
office. Mr. Mcknight, long q leading archi-
tect and builder here, had reached his eighty
Piercy. OF the Revolution, to whom, when after the
war, In command OF the Alexandria Blues, WASH
ington issued from the steps OF the city hotel the
last military order ever issued by him. straight
forward and useful citizen. Mr.. Mcknight Kept
for nearly century the respect OF the community
In which he lived.
The MAYoRALIrY.-Under the charter It was
possible that nine persons, by controlling caucus
OF sixteen, could designate successor TO Mayor
four will have some difficulty In doing it. PreSt-
dent Strauss, ex-President DOwnham ana Mr.. John
Beckham, a most popular citizen, are candidates
being pressed by his friends to make a canvass
NOTES.-The trips OF the a. m. and $50 D. m.
washington and Alexandria ferry-boats have
been discontinued for the present.-The schooner
l. Richardson sailed yesterday from this port for
Cuba with cooperage by F. A. Reed.-New Years
Day Will be observed next Monday here by the
banks, but the custom OF New Year receptions
has never obtaired here except to very limited
extent Many Alexdndrians Will go TO Washing
ton TO participate In the receptions there.
PYRsoNAI.-Col. Lamont returned to the city this
morning. George Ticknor Curtis OF New York,
who intends to remain in washington several
months Prof. r. +. Foster and James A. Wright,
r., OF New York, Jos. Ryder OF Danbury Conn
and Paymaster smith and Jno. II. Shtpley. OF .
Navy. are at the Ebbitt-Senators Aidrtch
Chandler and Gray, and E. B. Elliott, OF the
Treasury department, were in New York last
night.-Ed. Haymaker OF West Virginia and col
John w. Fairfax OF Virginia are at the National.
&C. A. Wilc0mb and ID. l. Batchelder OF Spring.
neld, Mass, Edward Carter, OF the Army, Dr. G. s.
Carter OF Virginia, and =. II. Minor, IT., and A. n
Gallatin OF New York, are at the ST. James-F
l. PADDOCK OF Burlington, Vt, Chas. v. Bryan OF
Detroit, David 8. Thompson OF Phiiadelphia and
g. A. BoardmaR OF Florida, are at Wtllard'R-
Chas. II. Flint OF Worcester, Mass, Georre =.
Morse and q. =. Peck Of New York. and SyIyesfef
Baxter OF Boston, are at the RiggR-Chaa b.
vOse OF Chicago & H. DIN and T. Parker Of New
YORK, are Of Welcker'a-Henry w. Farnam 81
New Haven, Rev. D. McCullock OF Glencoe, Nd,
ana Geo. A. Pearce OF Baltimore, are at WOFmloyS
- = Norton. d. B. Babcock, and A I. Norris b
New York. and kobI u. Sayre Of Bethlehem, Px.,
are at the Arlington.